Yankees icon Derek Jeter tells Bears not to focus on failure
<p>Derek Jeter never thought about failing.</p><p>When the Yankees legend was preparing for a big moment, he’d think back to all the moments he had success — even if it was on the basketball court at Kalamazoo (Mich.) Central High School.</p><p>That was the message that the Baseball Hall of Famer and 14-time All-Star shortstop gave <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears" target="_blank" >Bears</a> players and coaches a team meeting last week — to forget about failure.</p><p>“He’s known as being one of the most clutch players of our generation,” offensive coordinator Press Taylor said before Sunday’s practice. “He talked about, ‘When I had an opportunity for it, I went back to the last time I had success.
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<p>Derek Jeter never thought about failing.</p><p>When the Yankees legend was preparing for a big moment, he’d think back to all the moments he had success — even if it was on the basketball court at Kalamazoo (Mich.) Central High School.</p><p>That was the message that the Baseball Hall of Famer and 14-time All-Star shortstop gave <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears" target="_blank" >Bears</a> players and coaches a team meeting last week — to forget about failure.</p><p>“He’s known as being one of the most clutch players of our generation,” offensive coordinator Press Taylor said before Sunday’s practice. “He talked about, ‘When I had an opportunity for it, I went back to the last time I had success. I didn’t think about the time I failed in this moment.’</p><p>“He talked about going back to, he was a sophomore in high school and scoring the game-winning basket. That’s what he’s thinking about when he’s in Game 7 of the World Series up to bat in a critical moment.
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- <p>Derek Jeter never thought about failing.</p><p>When the Yankees legend was preparing for a big moment, he’d think back to all the moments he had success — even if it was on the basketball court at Kalamazoo (Mich.) Central High School.</p><p>That was the message that the Baseball Hall of Famer and 14-time All-Star shortstop gave <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears" target="_blank" >Bears</a> players and coaches a team meeting last week — to forget about failure.</p><p>“He’s known as being one of the most clutch players of our generation,” offensive coordinator Press Taylor said before Sunday’s practice. “He talked about, ‘When I had an opportunity for it, I went back to the last time I had success.
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